Buzz Track: Somebody Loves You

Betty Who, a 21-year old indie-pop artist, originally from Sydney, Australia but currently living in Boston, MA. She is currently working with producer Peter Thomas (Hoodie Allen, Neon Hitch) on her debut EP, scheduled for release in late April. She recently hit the 20,000 mark on Soundcloud, and just partnered with Talenthouse to launch a worldwide remix contest for her latest single, “Somebody Loves You”. Upcoming performances in Boston and NYC will be announced shortly.
Contact: ethan@ethan-schiff.com

He went on: “The interesting thing is, about five or six minutes prior to I guess the breaker going, where our radio booth was up on the seventh floor, we were almost at the ceiling of the dome, and Kevin says to me, ‘Man, do you hear that buzzing?’ And I took my headset off and there was this like electrical buzz sound coming from the ceiling. This was after halftime, it was after Beyonce.

“And by the way, Beyonce blew the electric in the Superdome twice, I’m told, during her rehearsals during the week.”

Esiason clarified that he wasn’t positive the outage was caused by Beyonce’s act, which featured impressive lighting and video effects.“So they should have known that this might happen?” asked co-host Craig Carton. “I mean, it was embarrassing.” Read more

American Authors signs to Mercury Records. The project began last year when they signed to Dirty Canvas Productions (Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta). The bands song Believer began rotation in December on Alt Nation and has been gaining sales and spins. This is a band to watch in 2013.

Buzz Track: Standing On Top Of The World

Gedeon Luke is an old soul with a new passion. Known for his explosive live show Luke is inspired by the gospel infused sounds that spearheaded the cultural movement that brought Sly Stone and Al Green. His latest EP was produced Marc Swersky (Joe Cocker, Roger Daltrey) and mixed by Jack Daley (Joss Stone, Lenny Kravitz). He will perform tonight at the Cutting Room in NYC at 7:45.
Contact: mdswersky@gmail.com

With a scarf loosely covering a fancy television hairstyle, Latifa Azizi raised her arms in victory after surviving another elimination round on the hit talent show, “Afghan Star”.

But the victory pales into insignificance when compared with the larger battle 17-year-old Azizi is fighting – to pursue her dream of becoming a famous singer despite the censure of ultra-conservative Afghan society.

“Whether I win or lose, my family can’t go back home, it’s too dangerous,” Azizi, from the relatively liberal northern capital of Mazar-e-Sharif, told Reuters in the show’s dressing room.

Azizi and her family fled Mazar for the Afghan capital, Kabul, soon after she appeared on the show in November. Her community was angry with her appearance, saying it was un-Islamic for a woman to sing and appear on television. The family began to receive death threats. Read more